In October, 29,000 neuroscientists gathered in Chicago to discuss new research in their sprawling field at the Societ…

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After years of controversy, Japan’s Sport Council has chosen a new design for an Olympic stadium in Tokyo. It will…

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In Hong Kong, finding the space to bury the dead is a huge ongoing problem. New, unconventional projects are…

A few months ago, the European Space Agency and the University of Nottingham described a new project that would use…

Life aboard a ship in the 18th or 19th century—especially in the far north or south—was treacherous. Now, the…

Statistically, the coldest days of the year should be a pretty simple thing to map. So why does this map look so…

Right now, world leaders in Paris are trying to stop climate change from altering the world inexorably. But for…

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The entire world is watching as politicians pour into Paris today to decide the future of the Earth. But you might…

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It’s by design that most modern cities grew up around rivers or coastlines. But today, those bodies of water pose…

Are you flying through LGA, ATL, or ORD today? It turns out each of these airports has a bizarre and little-known…

You’re aware that your cell service comes from cell towers. And that your mapping app is made possible by GPS…

Gently now. Gently.

Your computer, your gaming console, even your cup of coffee—all of these objects in your house radiate heat, which…

Today, Silicon Valley is a dreamy officescape, a place where ideas and networks are currency. But in the 1960s and…